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New Hope Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

1804 County Road 445 N, Fairfield, IL 62837 · (618) 842-3296 · Part of New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6

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Directions
Students
204
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about New Hope Elem School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 31 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 12.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Barnhill Township kids: Fairfield Comm High School

On the path

Where Barnhill Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–8New Hope Elem SchoolYou are here
9–12Fairfield Comm High Schoolin Fairfield

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1804 County Road 445 N, Fairfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K6
Kindergarten15
Grade 114
Grade 222
Grade 326
Grade 423
Grade 531
Grade 622
Grade 719
Grade 826
Enrollment over time
181’20
194’21
198’22
193’23
204’24

Up 12.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 95%Hispanic 2%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about New Hope Elem School from Barnhill Township families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Barnhill Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.